“Although generalized joint hypermobility has long been associated with patellofemoral instability, it is unclear how hypermobility affects clinical outcomes after stabilization,” Laurie A. Hiemstra, MD, told Healio.com/Orthopedics. “In this large cohort of patients with an isolated [medial patellofemoral ligament] MPFL reconstruction for recurrent lateral patellofemoral instability, it was demonstrated that the presence of hypermobility did not influence clinical results as measured by quality of life scores.”